GA96SB48 96 SB 48 TORTURE COMMISSION Creates the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. Creates the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission as an independent commission under the Illinois Human Rights Commission for administrative purposes. Provides that the Commission shall conduct inquiries into claims of torture with priority to be given to those cases in which the convicted person is currently incarcerated solely for the crime with respect to which he or she claims torture by Jon Burge or officers under his command, or both. Provides that if the Commission concludes there is sufficient evidence of torture to merit judicial review, the Chair of the Commission shall request the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County for assignment to a trial judge for consideration. Provides that the Act applies to claims of torture filed not later than 5 years after the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=48&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40284&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-08-10 00:00:00 Senate Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0223 1 50 2009-08-10 00:00:00 Senate Effective Date August 10, 2009 0 49 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 0 46 2009-06-11 00:00:00 Senate Sent to the Governor 0 47 2009-08-10 00:00:00 Senate Governor Approved 0 48 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 0 42 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 0 43 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo 0 44 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo 0 45 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 0 41 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich 0 40 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins 0 36 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar 0 37 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Monique D. Davis 0 38 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Annazette Collins 0 39 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis 0 35 2009-05-13 00:00:00 Senate Passed Both Houses 0 34 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 1 33 2009-05-12 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 0 32 2009-04-30 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 30 2009-05-12 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 31 2009-04-20 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard 0 28 2009-04-30 00:00:00 House Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 004-000-000 0 29 HJUB 2009-03-25 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 26 HRUL 2009-04-14 00:00:00 House Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 0 27 HJUB 2009-03-25 00:00:00 House Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner 0 24 2009-03-25 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 25 2009-03-25 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading 0 23 2009-03-12 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009 0 14 2009-03-18 00:00:00 Senate Second Reading 1 15 2009-03-18 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2009 0 16 2009-03-25 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter 0 17 2009-03-25 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 0 18 2009-03-25 00:00:00 Senate 3/5 Vote Required 0 19 2009-03-25 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks 0 20 2009-03-25 00:00:00 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 052-002-002 1 21 2009-03-25 00:00:00 House Arrived in House 0 22 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 2 SCOA 2009-02-04 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Criminal Law 0 3 SCCL 2009-02-11 00:00:00 Senate To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Constitutional Review 0 4 SCCL-SCCR 2009-02-19 00:00:00 Senate Postponed - Criminal Law; Subcommittee on Constitutional Review 0 5 SCCL 2009-02-26 00:00:00 Senate Postponed - Criminal Law; Subcommittee on Constitutional Review 0 6 SCCL 2009-02-27 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 0 7 2009-03-02 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul 0 8 2009-03-02 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 0 9 SCOA 2009-03-04 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law 0 10 SCCL 2009-03-05 00:00:00 Senate To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Constitutional Review 0 11 SCCL-SCCR 2009-03-11 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 0 12 2009-03-12 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 006-001-000 0 13 SCCL 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 1 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul 0 0 ElizabethHernandez House Co-Sponsor EdwardJAcevedo House Co-Sponsor LuisArroyo House Co-Sponsor MariaAntoniaBerrios House Co-Sponsor KwameRaoul Senate Chief Sponsor WilliamDavis House Co-Sponsor KennethDunkin House Co-Sponsor ConstanceAHoward House Co-Sponsor PaulDFroehlich House Chief Co-Sponsor EstherGolar House Chief Co-Sponsor MoniqueDDavis House Chief Co-Sponsor AnnazetteCollins House Chief Co-Sponsor JamesTMeeks Senate Chief Co-Sponsor EmilJonesIII Senate Chief Co-Sponsor DonneETrotter Senate Chief Co-Sponsor JacquelineYCollins Senate Chief Co-Sponsor ArthurLTurner House Chief Sponsor